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A new tricyclic sesquiterpene, named meleucanthin (1), was isolated from an extract of the leaves and branches of Melampodium leucanthum, along with four known germacranolide sesquiterpene lactones, leucanthin-A (2), leucanthin-B (3), melampodin-A acetate (4), and 3α-hydroxyenhydrin (5). The
Melampodium divaricatum is a medicinal plant, which occurs in Central America. In a recent paper we reported the occurrence of acylated 2-hydroxy thymol glycosides as main constituents in this plant. This paper deals with the isolation of two new 2,5-dihydroxythymol ester derivatives. The formerly
Leishmaniasis is a disease that affects millions of people and it is an important public health problem. The drugs currently used for the treatment of leishmaniasis present undesirable side effects and low efficacy. In this study, we evaluated the in vitro activity of Melampodium divaricatum (MD-EO)
Bioassay-guided fractionation of an EtOAc extract of the leaves of Melampodium camphoratum using an assay for inhibitors of the degradation of hemin resulted in the isolation of six new eudesmane sesquiterpenes (1-6) and the known 6-epi-beta-verbesinol coumarate (7). The structures of compounds 1-6